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Vibration Inspection for Bridge Repair Alerts develops a reference-free vibration monitoring system for bridge safety using Spiking Neural Networks and a digital twin. The solution eliminates baseline data requirements, enabling immediate deployment on aging infrastructure with 10+ year autonomous…

TwinMind uses AI and RAG to automate Digital Product Passport creation by extracting data from PDFs into compliant Asset Administration Shells. Designed for SMEs, it ensures high field accuracy and regulatory compliance without requiring complex PLM/ERP integration, protecting market access and…

The project aimt to develop an experimental system for cryopreservation of kidneys for organ transplantation and donation.

The pilot project “Volunteering and Digitalization” led by the Stiftung Zürcher Gemeinschaftszentren and supported by the ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, explores how volunteer networks can be translated into hybrid and digital formats to strengthen participation, community ties, and…

In a time when artificial intelligence is rapidly moving from experimentation into everyday practice, the gap between high-level principles and real-world implementation is becoming increasingly visible. While frameworks for trustworthy AI are evolving, their translation into concrete decisions,…

Science Fiction Prototyping for Human-AI Interaction – A Transdisciplinary Workshop with Japanese and Swiss Researchers

The aim of this project is to identify how different users of autonomous buildings interact with AI systems, to inform the development of role-based interaction models.

GFRP bogies could make rail freight transport quieter, lighter and less maintenance-intensive. On behalf of the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment, this project analyses market potential, industry requirements and viable business models. The project provides a decision-making basis for further…

Switzerland's growing regulatory push for recycled building materials, from SIA  standards to Zurich's 50% recycled concrete mandate, has driven steady demand for products like R-concrete. Yet manufacturers struggle with a fundamental bottleneck: end-of-life construction materials are sourced from a…

Nurses working in acute care are often confronted with sexual harassment by patients. The StopSH project aims to develop effective, practical interventions for preventing and dealing with sexual harassment, in collaboration with nurses.

In collaboration with the Integrierte Psychiatrie Winterthur – Zürcher Unterland, the ZHAW is developing the strategic foundation for a digitalisation roadmap and investment proposal for their facility management department.

In additive manufacturing, metal components are firmly bonded to the build plate. With large-scale 3D printing systems, conventional separation techniques reach their limits. The IPP wire saw solves this problem.

GPU based CFD Solver for gradient based aerodynamic shape optimization High fidelity gradient based optimizations will help to reduce development time by relieving the designer of low level design decisions. Proof of concept software exist but no framework was written with this specific application…

The physical, mental, and social health of children, adolescents, and adults is at risk when one of their family members is ill. We will therefore investigate how healthcare institutions in German-speaking Switzerland have been able to sustainably implement family systems care.

The project promotes a critical and reflective approach to Artificial Intelligence (AI) among students and teachers. At its core is the educational tool “AI School” (“KI-Schule”), which was developed as part of the “Digital Resilience” project within the 3rd DIZH Rapid Action Call. The tool has…

Modern data systems are fragmented, making efficient and portable workloads difficult. A unified abstraction is missing. AI4Flex.Data decouples workload definition from execution, uses AI for engine selection, and enables flexible, optimized multi engine processing.

Behavioral Journey Mapping for the psychological and behavioral economics–driven optimization of a customer decision journey, with a focus on onboarding customers to a self-service app.

The shoulder is one of the most mobile but also one of the most complex joints in the human body. The muscles of the rotator cuff control its movement and stability. This project is developing an adaptive method that measures the effect of these muscles more precisely in order to create a better…